Kagisho Dikgacoi is a great transfer signing for Cardiff City but where are the defenders?

When I heard that the papers were talking about Ross McCormack possibly returning to the capital city of Wales, I was perplexed. Another striker? When I heard that the reported fee was £9million, I was thinking City have lost the plot.

Thankfully, mercifully, City have come out and said that it’s nonsense and there is no truth to the speculation, but it brought back what I’ve been thinking for a long time, where are all the defenders we need?

The signing of Kagisho Dikgacoi I think will be the bargain of the summer in the Championship, he is going to be an outstanding midfielder at that level and a more than suitable replacement for Gary Medel, who after his stunning performance for Chile in the World Cup, will be moving on I’m sure.

But please, Cardiff, take a look at some defenders. Steven Caulker will almost certainly be moving to a Premiership team, so that leaves Mark Hudson, Ben Turner, Juan Cala and Ben Nugent as the only real out and out centre-backs we have.

I mean no disrespect to any of these men, as at one time or another I would have gladly given them my every earthly possession, but we need more defenders.

Hudson is a player who gives 110 per cent in every game, but injuries and age are starting to take their toll. Turner has the turning circle of a navy ship and is one strong tackle to the knee away from it shattering like a pain of glass. Nugent, well there’s a reason why I say he reminds me of Bambi running on ice and Cala is passionate but I worry he will be spending time in the stands for on the field misdemeanours.

I want an overhaul of the centre of our defence, and I’m worried that we are not even being linked with anyone. I’m starting to worry that Ole Gunner Solskjaer’s philosophy is going to be, you score three we will score four. It will make for exciting games, but I want a dull season and promotion rather than entertaining play-off/mid-table run.